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Trading Alert: StockGroup.com (OTC BB: SWEB)

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Trading
Alert: StockGroup.com (OTC BB: SWEB)

StockGroup
is a company we profiled during the dot-com craze of the last bull market.
We began coverage at $3 per share on August 27, 1999, and the stock never
got much above $4.

StockGroup
is one of the many offerings in the investment portal space. However, we
always liked the company because they were one of the few portals which
focused its energies on the small and microcap stock arena. Rather than
compete against hundreds of other sites featuring information on large
cap stocks, they went after the estimated 25 million investors in North
America who participate in the under covered microcap area.

Their flagship
site, www.smallcapcenter.com,
is still considered one of the best resource sites for information on microcap
stocks.

As with many
of their brethren, StockGroup's business model was flawed. There
were not enough advertising dollars to yield profits. Unlike their failed
brethren, this company was lean and mean enough to adjust its business
model before running out of capital, and has evolved into a new breed of
cat.

Even though
the financial community views StockGroup as an investment portal
company, the majority of their revenues are now coming from their new roll
as an Application Service Provider (ASP). They are taking the technology
they developed and leveraging it into other areas on a global scale. Revenues
are picking up, and today the OTC Journal learned StockGroup
has hit the mother lode as an ASP, and we believe today's news will
push the stock back up the charts just as good news has for Amazon,
eBay, and Priceline.

Sony
Announces Contract With StockGroup To Be Content Provider For New Sony
Internet Computer

In a major
media event held today, Sony unveiled its new eVilla™ Network
Entertainment Center which is pictured here. Priced at $499.00,
this exciting new box is a low priced multimedia device highly simplified
for internet access and pre configured for music, pictures, and video.
You simply plug it in, and you're on the Internet with a full multimedia
and all the plug ins pre loaded.

The simplified
NetGuide
screen takes you to the latest information on News, Finance, Entertainment,
Shopping, and Sports with the click of a mouse. Click
Here for a better view of this new Sony product.

In today's
unveiling Sony revealed StockGroup has been selected to supply
the financial tools and content which will be available in the finance
section to users.

StockGroup
will receive a monthly licensing fee and additional incremental fees based
on usage.

Trading
Alert Details

Here are our
thoughts on this Trading Alert on StockGroup.com (OTC BB: SWEB):

As depicted
in the chart, StockGroup has been in a long term downtrend along
with every other Dotcom. While many higher profile Dotcom names have provided
substantial gains coming off the bottom on news of fundamental progress
(i.e. Amazon, eBay, and Priceline), StockGroup.com has yet to rebound.

Today's news
has not been disseminated by StockGroup at this time. We ferreted
out this news from the Sony announcement. This gives members of
the OTC Journal a competitive advantage with information ahead of
the crowd.

Sellers are
completely blown out on this stock and it has found support in the $.40
to $.50 range since early March. A large volume surge could bring sellers
out of the woodwork, but it seems more likely that everyone who wanted
to sell has sold by now. Supply should be limited, and demand should increase
as news of this breakthrough gets out.

*Buy up to
$.625 which gives you room to make money if the stock trades in our favor.
If you can get in around $.50 it would be ideal. Very low risk entry level.

*Set your Stop
Loss at $.35 (very close to the all time low) or what ever your risk tolerance
is.

*If the stock
can get through $.75 in the next couple of days it should go higher it
could find its way to nearly $1.

We view this
trade as moderately risky as we are starting so low, and this is not a
long term recommendation. Don't be afraid to take profits quickly if the
market provides a gain, and don't be afraid to sell quickly if the stock
trades against you.

This newsletter
is our opinion only, and not a solicitation to buy this stock. Make up
your own mind. If you are looking for a short term trade limit your loss
if the stock goes against you. As always, we remind you before making any
investment decisions please review the section on our home page on Trading
Alerts. Read our section on Successful
Microcap Investing, paying particular attention to the Trading
Strategies Section. The track record on our previous alerts can
be obtained by
clicking
here.

Here is the
complete text of the news release for your review:

e Villa Internet Service
Bundles Top Tier Content for Off-Line Access to Commonly Used Information;
Features Nightly Updates from ABCNEWS.com, Stockgroup, Zap2it.com
and More

Business Wire via COMTEXJun 14, 2001 11:31:00 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 14, 2001 (BUSINESS
WIRE) -- Cancel the newspaper because now you can get news, stock quotes,
sports scores, weather, movie times and other frequently referenced information
directly from Sony's new e Villa(TM) Network Entertainment Center -- without
ever having to boot up.

At an event held here today, Sony
Electronics announced agreements with a number of Internet content
providers to enhance its new e Villa device.

Among the organizations providing
content to the eVilla NetGuide -- an attractive, easy-to-use home page
that helps users access commonly used information with one mouse click
-- are ABCNEWS.com, Stockgroup and Zap2it.com. In addition, RealNetworks(R)
will integrate its RealPlayer(R) 8 into the e Villa unit and EarthLink
will be powering the e Villa device's Internet service.

Sony also announced that the e Villa
device will be available at retail stores nationwide later this month for
a suggested retail price of $500.

The device supports up to four unique
users with only one monthly Internet service charge of $21.95 for unlimited
access. In addition, e Villa users can also access this service from their
PC.

'With reduced boot-up time and online
and offline access to e-mail and Web content, the e Villa Network Entertainment
Center offers households with multiple Internet users a complement to the
PC,' said Rob Bartels, general manager for Sony Electronics. 'Our seven-channel
NetGuide is automatically updated nightly, connecting to the network when
the user is asleep, and making the information available at the touch of
a button first thing in the morning.'

The following is a list of the content
and service providers announced today:

Internet Service
Provider

EarthLink -- The nation's second
largest Internet service provider (ISP) as ranked by paying subscribers,
EarthLink will power the e Villa device at a monthly charge of $21.95 for
unlimited access for up to four unique users with private e-mail addresses,
bookmarks, cookies and preferences. In addition, e Villa users will be
able to add their PC to this service at no additional monthly cost.

ABCNEWS.com -- One of the fastest
growing news sites on the Internet with editorial and technical resources
from ABC News and The Walt Disney Internet Group, ABCNEWS.com provides
users with up-to-the-minute, informative and interactive coverage of a
range of issues and event. e Villa users will be able to access all kinds
of news at the touch of a button.

Zap2it.com -- A division of Tribune
Media Services (TMS), Zap2it.com is a leading provider of entertainment
information products for print, electronic and on-air media. e Villa users
will have both online and offline access to Zap2it's local TV and movie
listings, entertainment news and movie reviews.

SpotNet -- A company that makes enhanced
TV content available from any Web-connected device, SpotNet lets consumers
interact with television programming. e Villa users will enjoy an enhanced
TV delivery service with the opportunity to interact with television programming,
as well as a Web-based coupon management system.

eBay -- The world's online marketplace
is now available to e Villa users in one minute or less, compared to the
average PC boot-up time of up to five minutes.

Proflowers.com -- Providing customers
with a fast, easy and reliable way to send the freshest quality cut flowers
at a competitive price from anywhere on the globe to anywhere on the globe,
Proflowers.com services are now available to e Villa users at the touch
of a button.

SonyStyle.com -- e Villa users will
be able to link up to SonyStyle.com for information about all of Sony Electronics'
audio visual and information technology products, or to shop directly online.

Editor's Note: For additional information
about Sony's products, call 888/222-SONY, or visit Sony's Web site at:
www.sony.com. Press releases and digital images are available at Sony Electronics'
news and information Web site at www.sony.com/news.

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